Effect of high-flux astronomical sources on the constellation-X microcalorimeter spectrometer

E. Figueroa-Feliciano; S. Bandler; K. Boyce; J. Chervenak; F. Finkbeiner; R. Kelley; M. A. Lindeman; S. F. Porter; T. Saab; C. K. Stahle

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.244

Effect of high-flux astronomical sources on the constellation-X microcalorimeter spectrometer

E. Figueroa-Feliciano^*, S. Bandler, K. Boyce, J. Chervenak, F. Finkbeiner, R. Kelley, M. A. Lindeman, S. F. Porter, T. Saab, C. K. Stahle

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We study the effects of high flux on transition-edge sensors by using a non-linear microcalorimeter model with parameters suitable for the Constellation-X mission. A photon event list was created that simulated the flux and spectrum of the Crab nebula incident on the detector when folded through the Constellation-X optics and filters. Simulations show that even at Crab levels of flux, the Con-X microcalorimeter does not "latch" into the normal state.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	303-306
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	520
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.244
State	Published - Mar 11 2004

Keywords

Calorimeter
Count-rate
Design
Model
TES

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Bandler, S., Boyce, K., Chervenak, J., Finkbeiner, F., Kelley, R., Lindeman, M. A., Porter, S. F., Saab, T., & Stahle, C. K. (2004). Effect of high-flux astronomical sources on the constellation-X microcalorimeter spectrometer. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 520(1-3), 303-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.244

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Effect of high-flux astronomical sources on the constellation-X microcalorimeter spectrometer. / Figueroa-Feliciano, E.; Bandler, S.; Boyce, K. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 520, No. 1-3, 11.03.2004, p. 303-306.

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Figueroa-Feliciano E, Bandler S, Boyce K, Chervenak J, Finkbeiner F, Kelley R et al. Effect of high-flux astronomical sources on the constellation-X microcalorimeter spectrometer. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2004 Mar 11;520(1-3):303-306. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.244

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